Barrel-roller



(No Model.)

J. GOODRIOH. BARREL ROLLER.

No. 420,053. gaten ted Jan. 28, 1890.

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5 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH GOODRICH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BARREL-ROLLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 420,053, dated January28, 1890.

Application filed March 31, 1888,

To all whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH Goonnron, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain-newand useful Improvement in Barrel-Rollers, which isfully set forth in the following specification, reference .being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of abarrel-roller embodying my invention, the same being shown open; Fig. 2,a similar view showing the barrel-roller closed and in operativeposition; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the same; Fig. 4, an enlargeddetail sectional view of Fig. 3; Fig. 5,a similar View showing amodified form, and Fig. 6 an end view of the construction shown in Fig.5.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

My invention relates to barrel-rollers, and has for its object toproduce a device of this description which shall be simple and cheap inconstruction and effective in operation; and to these ends it consistsin certain novel features which I shall now proceed to describe, andwill then particularly point out in the claims.

In the drawings, A represents a suitable handle, to which are connectedtwo springarms B. These arms may be constructed of any suitable materialhaving suitable elasticity for the purpose. In practice, these arms areconstructed chiefly of wood, the various sections beingconnected bymetallic ferrules. In the construction shown these arms are connected tothe handle A by means of a ferrule A, having a socket C6 to receive thesaid handle and sockets ato receive the ends of the arms B. Each arm Bconsists of a section 1), extending outward from the ferrule A, asection b, arranged almost at right angles thereto, and a section barranged almost at right angles to the section I). These sections areconnected by bent metallic ferrules B. The ends of the sections 12 areprovided with metallic end pieces B bent toward each other and providedwith suitable grasping-jaws. In Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the drawings Ihave shown these grasping-jaws as consisting of disks C,

Serial No. 269,163. (No modelJ mounted to revolve on the ends of the endpieces B and having preferably a roughened or serrated periphery c. As asubstitute for this form I may employ the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6,in which each end piece B is provided with a cylindrical head D, havinga projecting central pin d, surrounded by a serrated annular rim d.

The elasticity of the arms B tends to separate them and hold themnormally in the position shownin Fig. 1 of the drawings. In order tobring the arms toward each other I have devised the following mechanism:Connecting-rods E are pivoted to the sections 1) of the arms B, and areconnected by means of links e to the lower end of an operatingrod F. Theupper end of said rod is connected to a lever G, which is pivoted to theferrule A, between the sockets a thereof. This connection is anadjustable one, the lever being provided with a series of apertures g,into any one of which the hooked upper end of the operating-rod F may beinserted. V G indicates a spring, one end of which is secured to theferrule A or to the handle A, theother end being free and being providedwith an aperture g. The lever G is provided with a pin which, when thelever is brought into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of thedrawings, enters the aperture g in the spring G, in which position thesaid spring serves as a lock for the lever.

The operation of the device is as follows: The barrel to be moved isrepresented in dotted lines at H in the several figures of the drawings.The parts of the device being in the position shown in Fig. 1, with thearms B separated by their elasticity, the device is brought intoposition with the grasping-jaws C opposite the heads of the barrel. The1e ver G is then brought upward toward the handle A into the positionshown in Figs. 2 and 3, in which position it is locked by means of thespring G. It will be observed that the grasping-j aws C then bear uponthe heads of the barrel at each end thereof immediately under the chinesthereof, the edge of the disk C bearing against the inner surface of thechines. The serration or roughening of the edge of said disks preventsslipping of the grasping-jaws. When the device is thus applied to abarrel it is obvious that itmay be rolled along upon its bilge, beingeither pushed or pulled, as may be desired.

The device may be adapted to barrels of different sizes by properlyadjusting the connection between the operating-rod F and lever G. Thespring G serves to lock the lever G, for the reason that any pull uponsaid lever due to the elasticity of the arms B will cause the pin 9 tobind tightly against the margin of the aperture g in said spring. Thelever may be released by depressing the free end of the spring G, whenthe arm B will spring outward and be freed from the barrel.

When the form of grasping-jaws shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is employed, thedevice must be so placed relatively to the barrel as to bring the saidgrasping-jaws opposite the center of the barrel-heads. When the partsare in this position, and the grasping-jaws are brought into contactwith the barrel, the

pins d'will enter the wood and' the serrated annular rims d will cutinto the wood sufficiently to form a small annular groove therein,which, in conjunction with the pins d, will prevent any slipping of thegrasping-jaws, and will permit the barrel to be easily rolled or evenlifted. 7

It is obvious that various modifications in the details of constructionand arrangement of parts may be made without departing from theprinciple of my invention, and I therefore do not wish to be understoodas limiting myself strictly to the precise details hereinbeforedescribed, and shown in the drawings.

I am aware that barrel-rollers of various kinds provided with hinged orpivoted arms to grasp the barrel, either by its heads or chines afterthe manner of a pair of tongs, are old and well known, and I thereforedo not wish to be understood as claiming such a construction, broadly,myinvention consisting more particularly in the use of spring-arms whoseelasticity normally forces them apart, so that they are always inposition to grasp the barrel.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a barrel-roller, the combination, with a suitable handle, ofspring-arms connected thereto, normally separated by their elasticity,and provided with suitable graspingjaws, an operating-rod connected tosaid arms by suitable links and rods, and a lever to which saidoperating-rod is connected, substantially as and for the purposesspecified.

2. In a barrel-roller, the combination, with the spring-arms normallyseparated by their elasticity, of the operating-rod suitably connectedthereto, and an operatinglever to which the operating-rod is adjustablyconnected, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. In a barrel-roller, the combination, with thespring-arms providedwith suitable grasping-jaws, of the operating-lever suitably connectedto said spring-arms, and alocking device for securing saidoperating-lever, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. In a barrel-roller, the combination, with the handle A andspring-arms B, normally separated by their elasticity, of the connectingrods E, links e, operating-rod F, and operating-lever G, substantiallyas and for the purposes specified.

5. The combination, with the lever G, having pin 9 of the locking-springG, having aperture 9' to receive said pin, substantially as and for thepurposes specified.

J QSEPH GOODRICH.

Witnesses:

IRVINE MILLER, CARRIE FEIGEL.

